C.R.S.
Section 13-40-113
Answer of defendant
- additional and amended pleadings
(1)
The defendant shall file with the court, at or before the day specified for the defendant’s appearance in the summons, an answer in writing. The defendant’s answer must set forth the grounds on which the defendant bases the defendant’s claim for possession, admitting or denying all of the material allegations of the complaint, and presenting every defense which then exists and upon which the defendant intends to rely, either by including the same in the defendant’s answer or by simultaneously filing motions setting forth every such defense.(2)
The court for good cause may permit the filing of additional and amended pleadings if it will not result in a delay prejudicial to the defendant.(2.5)
A defendant may assert as an affirmative defense to a proceeding under this article 40 that the landlord violated or is in violation of a provision of part 5 of article 34 of title 24.(3)
A defendant does not waive any defense related to proper notice by filing an answer pursuant to this section. A defendant can raise a defense related to proper notice in the defendant’s answer or by filing a motion prehearing. A defendant cannot raise this defense for the first time at the hearing if the defendant failed to raise it in the defendant’s answer or in a prehearing motion.(4)
After an answer is provided to the court pursuant to this section:(a)
[Editor’s note:(a)
[Editor’s note:(b)
In the time after an answer is filed and before a trial occurs, the court shall order that the landlord or tenant provide any documentation relevant to the current action that either party requests pursuant to section 13-40-111 (6)(b).(c)
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Source:
Section 13-40-113 — Answer of defendant - additional and amended pleadings, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).